Poenari fortress

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feature of Argeş

...Gheorghe) Topârceanu (1886–1937) are found in Namaești. Topoloveni town has a craft cooperative that makes traditional costumes and wood carvings. The 15th-century fortress of Poenari was constructed, overlooking the Argeș River valley, by Vlad III (Vlad Țepeș, or Vlad the Impaler), a prince known for executing his enemies by impalement, who...